Helping youth immediately following war exposure: A randomized controlled trial of a school-based intervention program

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 293-307

  Slone, Michelle ^a   Shoshani, Anat ^b   Lobel, Thalma ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intervention; Resilience; School based; Support; War

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CLASS; WARFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL CLASS; WARFARE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; WAR;

EID: 84884505699     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-013-0314-3     Document Type: Article

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